Fires in the Mind
What Kids Can Tell Us About Motivation and Mastery
Samenvatting
Teens talk to adults about how they develop motivation and mastery
Through the voices of students themselves, Fires in the Mind brings a game–changing question to teachers of adolescents: What does it take to get really good at something? Starting with what they already know and do well, teenagers from widely diverse backgrounds join a cutting–edge dialogue with adults about the development of mastery in and out of school. Their insights frame motivation, practice, and academic challenge in a new light that galvanizes more powerful learning for all. To put these students′ ideas into practice, the book also includes practical tips for educators.
Breaks new ground by bringing youth voices to a timely topic–motivation and mastery
Includes worksheets, tips, and discussion guides that help put the book′s ideas into practice
Author has 18 previous books on adolescent learning and has written for the New York Times Magazine, Educational Leadership, and American Educator
From the acclaimed author of Fires in the Bathroom, this is the next–step book that pushes the conversation to next level, as teenagers tackle the pressing challenges of motivation and mastery.
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<p>1. What Does It Take to Get Good?<br /> Young people are developing mastery in ways we easily overlook1</p>
<p>2. Catching the Spark<br /> Kids tell what draws them in and gives them confidence in learning 11</p>
<p>3. Keeping at It<br /> When do young people stick with something and make it their own? 31</p>
<p>4. Asking the Experts<br /> Looking at how experts work, students make sense of their own process 55</p>
<p>5. Exploring Deliberate Practice<br /> Young people look closer at what makes practice effective71</p>
<p>6. Practice and Performance<br /> Demonstrating mastery also helps students improve 87</p>
<p>7. Bringing Practice into the Classroom<br /> Students imagine the classroom as a community of practice97</p>
<p>8. Is Homework Deliberate Practice?<br /> Whether, when, and how to give kids practice after class 117</p>
<p>9. School Projects That Build Expert Habits<br /> Students talk about their most compelling curricula 135</p>
<p>10. Making School a Community of Practice<br /> Kids suggest ways that schools can foster expert habits 153</p>
<p>Appendix A: The Practice Project: A Five–Day Curriculum Outline for Secondary Teachers or Advisers<br /> How to help students investigate the expert process 159</p>
<p>Appendix B: Resources That Help Light Fires in the Mind<br /> Inspiration, tools, organizations, and other resources165</p>
<p>The Student Contributors 173</p>
<p>Acknowledgments 177</p>
<p>About the Author 181</p>
<p>About What Kids Can Do 182</p>
<p>Index 183</p>